Dr. Michael Ponting is Chief Scientific Officer at Peak Nano, a leading innovator in advanced capacitor films, specialty films, and optics. "One word: plastics." That single line from The Graduate ...

Clariant, Borealis and SINTEF demonstrate technology that converts plastic waste into steam cracker feedstock for polyolefins ...

The size reduction equipment maker has entered into a partnership with Broadview Group International to expand its access to mechanical separation technology.

The inconvenience of separating plastics for recycling may soon be a thing of the past. A team of Korean researchers has developed the world's first technology that can chemically recycle mixed waste ...

The versatility and affordability of plastics have made them indispensable in most aspects of our lives, from food packaging and healthcare to electronics. In particular, plastic packaging plays a ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Every industry has its white whale, the problem that defies solution year after year. For the recycling world, that problem has always been carbon ...

Discover Conair's AI-driven Conveying with Optimizer™ system that automatically optimizes vacuum conveying for plastics, eliminating manual adjustments, preventing clogs, and boosting ...

Japan-based materials experts have made impressive progress in the search for a better biodegradable plastic. The breakthrough starts with an abundant material: cellulose from wood pulp. Takuzo Aida, ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Plastic is cheap to make and shockingly profitable. It’s everywhere. And we’re all paying the price. On a Saturday last summer, I kayaked up a Connecticut river from the coast, buoyed by the rising ...

The world is moving towards a circular economy and net-zero emissions. Post-consumer products are looked forward to remaining in the value chain for recycling, including carbon fibre composites. The ...

Engineers at AGS Technology Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., have devised a better way to recycle plastic scrap and make it more suitable for injection molding. The company’s proprietary Injectoblend material ...